this is 100 miles south of jackson, mississippi. this tornado is believed to have reached three quarter of a mile in diameter. hattiesburg took the brunt of a series of reported twisters that pounded that region on sunday. causing mississippi governor phil bryant to declare a state of emergency there. so let's go to victor blackwell, live in hattiesburg. victor is working on a story for us and will get more details. i have to tell you, you was reading this morning because it's mardi gras, there are a lot of kids not on campus, so at the end of the day, maybe they weren't subject to more injuries or deaths. there is a 100-year-old building on campus that was destroyed. victor blackwell -- yeah, we're having problems with victor, we'll continue to effort that and get him to you as soon as we possibly can. one minutes past the hour. in 30 minutes, we'll speak to lamar county district superintendent ben burnett. oakwood high school, a school in his distrukt was practically leveled. how students and parents are dealing with the lost of t